Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
On the final hand of the level we found Sam Barnhart opening with a button raise which Josh Evans called in an effort to defend his big blind.
On a flop of Evans check-called a Barnhart bet before the on the turn saw Barnhart hold all his chips in the middle.
Barnhart:
Evans:
With Barnhart needing one of eight cards to stay alive in the tournament, the would spike on the river to ensure him the double to roughly 800,000 as Evans slipped down to half a million.
James Anderson made it 40,000 to go from the small blind and Josh Evans made the call from the big blind to see a flop fall.
A bet and a call were exchanged before Evans fired out 74,000 when the landed on the turn. Anderson check-called before both players tapped the table when the landed.
Evans tabled his and Anderson folded to see his stack slip to roughly 400,000 while Evans moved up to 850,000 in chips.
James Anderson popped it up on the button to 35,000 only to have Josh Evans punish the button-raise by three-betting to 91,000.
Anderson considered his option for some time before eventually pushing his cards towards the muck.
Sam Barnhart opened his button to 35,000 and Josh Evans made the call from the big blind.
The board was checked down to see Barnhart table -high to collect the pot once Evans mucked.
From the button, James Anderson raised to 35,000. La Sengphet defended her big blind with a call and the flop came down . Sengphet checked to the preflop aggressor and Anderson bet 39,000. Sengphet check-raised all in and Anderson quickly called, having her covered.
Anderson:
Sengphet:
The turn brought the , which gave Anderson trip queens and left Sengphet drawing stone dead. The river completed the board with the .
Sengphet finished off a great 2010-2011 WSOP Circuit with a fourth-place finish here in the $1,000,000 National Championship for $100,000. This is her first six-figure score after having won two rings earlier this season.
On a flop of La Sengphet pushed out a 38,000-chip bet which was check-called by James Anderson.
The and was checked through on the turn and river as Anderson tabled his for a rivered straight to collect the pot.
Sam Barnhart opened with a raise from under the gun to 44,000. La Sengphet called from the big blind and the flop came down paired with the hitting the felt. Both players checked and the turn brought the . Both checked again.
The river card was the and once again, both players checked. Barnhart tabled two tens and Sengphet mucked.
La Sengphet limped in from the button when action got to her. Sam Barnhart raised from the small blind to 48,000. James Anderson folded from the big blind and then Sengphet also threw her cards in, giving this one to Barnhart.
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Facing a preflop raise, La Sengphet made the call from the blinds before the board was checked down. "Pair!" announced Sengphet as her opponent mucked gifting the pot to one-time chip leader.